30.85.190 Appeal of a notice of violation.
(1) Upon service of a notice of violation, the person(s) named in the notice of violation shall have 14 calendar days to file an appeal, except when appealing a violation of the county shoreline management program. When the violation falls within a shoreline area, an appeal to a notice of violation of the county shoreline management program must be filed 30 days from the date of service pursuant to chapter 30.44 SCC and RCW 90.58.210(4).
(2) An appeal of a notice of violation must be in writing and contain the following:
(a) A detailed statement of the grounds for appeal, including the facts or evidence upon which the appeal is based. The statement shall include at least one of the following:
(i) The person named in the notice of violation, is not responsible for causing the violation and is not the property owner; or
(ii) The cited violation did not occur.
(b) The name, mailing address, and daytime telephone number of each appellant, or each appellant’s representative, together with the signature of at least one of the appellants or of the appellants’ representative.
(c) A complete copy of the notice of violation.
(3) The appeal shall be delivered by U.S. mail or by hand to the office of the Snohomish County Department of Planning and Development Services, attention Code Enforcement. If mailed, the date of postmark shall serve as the date received for purposes of this chapter.
(4) Enforcement of a notice of violation and any penalty accruing shall be stayed pending an appeal as provided in SCC 30.85.240, unless the violation will cause immediate and irreparable harm as determined by the director. (Added by Amended Ord. 08-062, Oct. 1, 2008, Eff date Nov. 1, 2008; Amended by Amended Ord. 12-007, Mar. 21, 2012, Eff date Apr. 5, 2012; Amended by Ord. 20-020, June 24, 2020, Eff date July 11, 2020).